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Book SynopsisCompletely revised to accompany the best-selling Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience, Fifth Edition, the Study Guide offers students even more opportunities to review, practice, and master course material. Featuring chapter outlines, learning objectives, summaries and guided reviews, short answer and essay questions, multiple choice post-test questions, and answer keys, the guide reflects important updates made to the content in the main text to enhance student understanding.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. What Is Behavioral Neuroscience? Chapter Outline Learning Objectives The Origins of Behavioral Neuroscience Nature and Nurture Post-test Answers 2. Communication Within the Nervous System Chapter Outline Learning Objectives The Cells That Make Us Who We Are How Neurons Communicate With Each Other Post-test Answers 3. The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System Chapter Outline Learning Objectives The Central Nervous System The Peripheral Nervous System Development and Change in the Nervous System Post-test Answers 4. The Methods and Ethics of Research Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Science, Research, and Theory Research Techniques Research Ethics Post-test Answers 5. Drugs, Addiction, and Reward Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Psychoactive Drugs Addiction The Role of Genes in Addiction Post-test Answers 6. Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Motivation and Homeostasis Hunger: A Complex Drive Obesity Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating Disorder Post-test Answers 7. The Biology of Sex and Gender Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Sex as a Form of Motivation The Biological Determination of Sex Gender-Related Behavioral and Cognitive Differences Sexual Orientation Post-test Answers 8. Emotion and Health Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Emotion and the Nervous System Stress, Immunity, and Health Biological Origins of Aggression Post-test Answers 9. Hearing and Language Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Hearing Language Post-test Answers 10. Vision and Visual Perception Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Light and the Visual Apparatus Color Vision Form Vision The Perception of Objects, Color, and Movement Post-test Answers 11. The Body Senses and Movement Chapter Outline Learning Objectives The Body Senses Movement Post-test Answers 12. Learning and Memory Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Learning as the Storage of Memories Brain Changes in Learning Learning Deficiencies and Disorders Post-test Answers 13. Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning Chapter Outline Learning Objectives The Nature of Intelligence The Biological Origins of Intelligence Deficiencies and Disorders of Intelligence Post-test Answers 14. Psychological Disorders Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Schizophrenia Affective Disorders Anxiety, Trauma, and Stress-Related Disorders Personality Disorders Post-test Answers 15. Sleep and Consciousness Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Sleep and Dreaming The Neural Bases of Consciousness Post-test Answers
